12 Useful Gifts For People With Anxiety

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LaylaBird via Getty ImagesMore than 40 million Americans live with anxiety, according to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America.

If you’ve ever dealt with anxiety, you’re not alone. Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the U.S., with more than 40 million Americans living with anxiety, according to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America. That’s more than 18 percent of the population who deal with symptoms like irritability and nervousness, increased heart rate, insomnia, hyperventilation and more.

Whether you’re looking for products to manage your own anxiety this holiday season or you’re shopping for some of your more anxious friends or family members, we’ve got you covered.

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Here are 12 anti-anxiety gifts that anyone with anxiety will appreciate:

1A tincture of CBD oil.

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While cannabidiol oil — or CBD — hasn’t been studied extensively, a good amount of research indicates that regular CBD use is an excellent way to lower anxiety naturally. CBD is the non-psychoactive ingredient in the marijuana plant. “CBD oil is a safe, gentle and legal way to reduce stress and anxiety,” says board-certified psychiatrist Ellen Vora. <br><br>Try CW Hemp CBD oil﻿.

Research shows that meditation works wonders for anxiety, and the super-popular app Headspace is a great place to start. “Headspace is a free app where patients can use guided meditation to help quiet the body,” explains psychologist Bobbi Wegner. While the free option is great, if you’re giving it as a gift, you may as well go for an annual VIP subscription. <br><br>Check out Headspace’s gifting options.

There’s no question that the winter blues can make anxiety worse, so help the people in your life get ahead of any SAD-like symptoms by getting them a subscription to an Infrared Sauna, which bathes you in warmth and happiness-boosting light. “Infrared sauna is also helpful as detoxification support,” explains Vora, a board-certified psychiatrist. <br><br>Check out Infrared Sauna gift card options, and options for those outside of NYC﻿.

Want to make a stress-busting bath extra-relaxing? Give the gift of epsom salts and lavender oil. “Although patients must ultimately change the anxious thought, it is also important to quiet and soothe the body,” says Wegner, the psychologist. “One way is to take a bath with epsom salts to help with muscle tension and lavender oil for relaxation. Lavender epsom salts are available, too.” <br><br>Load up epsom salts here and get lavender bath salts.